Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-17
SCHWARTZ IN JEOPARDY


The Alleged Rock Island Express RObber
Held without Bail to the Grand Jury.
The examination of witnesses In the
matter of Henry Schwartz on the charge
of the murder of Kellogg Nichols, COM
menced Thursday at Morris, III. The
first witness called was the coroner of
Grundy county, 7. A. Hand, who testi-
fed to an examination of the body of
Nichols and the appearance of the car,
and that the blow on the side of the
head was probably what caused his
death, and not the pistol shots; that he
thought that death was instantaneous.
William A. PiRkerton identified the
carpet-bag which was found in the water
closet, and the pieces of checks found
with the carpet-bsg, and which had been
preserved by Pinkerton after they had
been handed him by the railroad ofic-
ials.
William j. Rey, special agent of the
Rock Island road, testified to his exami-
nation of the car and the body after the
arrival of the train at Morris.
A. p. DAntorth was next called. He
was the conductor of the train on which
Schwartz returned from Davenport to
Chicago, and on which the satchel was
found in which q piece of check which
fitted to the check found on the foor Of
the express car near the safe.
After that the testimony of brakemen
of the railroad and clerks of the ex-
press company was introduced; also that
of parties who sent money in large de-
Nomlnations on that day to Davenport.
THE HON. T. +. wTTHRow,
the general solicitor of the road, testl-
fled to an interview he had with
Schwartz last December about the mon.
ey he had been spending; that Schwartz
CLAIMED he had received it from his
father and Others, aud that upon being
further pressed by Mr. Withrow he re-
fused to make any statement until he
should be arrested.
Miss Emma Lewis of Chicago, testi-
| fed that she knew Schwartz in Spring
| field three years back and also since
she had been living in Chicago; that
she lived within four doors Of Schwartz
and that In February, 1885, Mrs.
Schwartz told witness that they were in
Strengthened circumstances; that wit
ness noticed that since April, 1885,
they had been living beyond their
means. She described many of the ar
tlcles in Schwartz apartments and
what Mrs. Schwartz said they had cost;
that Mrs. Schwartz stated that ste got
all her money from her husband; that
Schwarts bought at the store where wit
ness was clerking few dollars worth
and paid for the same with u $50 bill;
and that both Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz
asked her to say nothing about it; that
she had kept memorandum OF the ar
tlcles bought by Schwartz and wife. On
cress-examination she testified that she
was prompted in making her inquiries
concerning Schwartz matters and keep
ing a memorandum of what was bought
entirely by a woman's curiosity.
| M. E. Stone, of the Daily NepS, testi-
| fed to tie conversation had with
Schwartz. This ended the testimony for
the prosecution. The defense introduced
testimony, Thursday evening the jus
tlce heard arguments.
Justice Of the Peace Woodbury. at the
conclusion of the arguments
found sufficient grounds to warrant the
holding of Henry Schwartz as being ac-
cessory in the murder Of Kellogg Mich
OILS. Schwartz was he'd over without
bail to appear before the grand jury.
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